Burial-casket.



M. 13. JOHNSON.

BURIAL CASKET. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 15,1908.

Patented Jan 19, 1909.-

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MORRISON R. JOHNSON, OF BOZEMAN, MONTANA.

BURIAL-CASKET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 19,1909.

Application filed August 15, 1908. Serial No. 448,669.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MoRRIsoN R. JOHN- SON, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Bozeman, in the county of Gallatin and State ofMontana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Burial-Caskets and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figuresof reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in burial boxes orvaults, and comprises a cement receptacle so constructed that it may beeasily built up to be adapted for various sizes of coflins, andcomprises various combinations and arrangements of parts as will behereinafter fully described and specifically defined in the appendedclaims.

My invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which,with the letters of reference marked thereon, form a part of thisapplication and in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the cementburial box complete. Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view through same, Fig.3 is a detail of two of the bottom sections and Fig. 4 is a detailperspective view of one of the sections adapted to telescope one aboveanother.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, Adesignates one of the bottom sections of the box made of any suitablematerial, and said section has a beading A at its ends. Adjacent to themeeting edges of the sections A, are the raised portions B, serving atwo fold purpose, namely,to serve as means for supporting a casket aslight distance above the bottom of the box, and the channel formedbetween two of the raised portions, serving as a receptacle for cement,whereby a watertight joint may be made. The sides of the box, are madeup of blocks, designated by letter D, a detail of one of which is shownin Fig. 4 of the drawings. Each of said blocks D, is provided with asemi-cylindrical longitudinally disposed groove F and each has twoinwardly inclined surfaces E upon its upper edge, and

a shoulder G at the lower end of each of said inclined surfaces. Theunder edge of each block D has a semi-cylindrical beading H,corresponding in size to the groove F in its opposite edge, the headingsbeing adapted to seat in the adjacent grooves, when one is superimposedupon another in the manner shown. Outwardly flaring from the beading onthe under edge of each block D, is an in clined face J, terminating inthe flattened ends I, designed to contact with the shoulders G, when theside is built up. The joints between the blocks, which make up the sidesand the ends of the box, are preferably broken, so that the wall may bestrong and secure.

The ends of the blocks D, are grooved as at N, forming receptacles forcement, whereby when the walls are built up, and cement poured into thespaces between the ends of the, blocks, a thoroughly water tight wall isproduced, which with the interlocking of the blocks, will form a boxwhich will withstand great pressure.

Each bottom block D, is provided with a longitudinal groove 0, forthe-reception of a beading A, also each top block has a similar groove 0for the reception of a beading upon the top L. When the blocks D arebuilt up, cement is interposed between same, so that when all of theparts are assembled, a thoroughly waterproof box is afiorded having thestrength practically of a solid cement receptacle.

From the foregoing it will be noted that by the provision of a cementburial box as shown and described, the same may be built up to formreceptacles of various sizes, and being so constructed that the partsmay be kept in stock and sold as an article of manu facture, so that anyordinary laborer may assemble the parts.

' What I claim is,-

l. A cement burial box, comprising side walls made up of blocks havinginterlocking edges, the lowermost of said blocks each having a groovetherein, in combination with top and bottom sections, each having aheading thereon, designed to seat in said grooves, said bottom sectionhaving raised portions, adjacent to the meeting ends thereof and adaptedto support a casket, the space between the adjacent raised portionsdesigned to hold a cement to coverthe joint as set forth.

2. A cement burial boX, comprising side raised portions adjacent to themeeting ends and end walls made up of interlocking blocks, of the bottomsections, as set forth. 10 the upper and lower most of said blocks hav-In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my ing each a groove therein, abottom having signature in the presence of two witnesses.

a beading at each end thereof designed to MORRISON R. JOHNSON seat ingrooves in the bottom blocks, the Witnesses: upper surface having raisedportions, with S. N. COWAN,

cement receiving channels between the A. W. HARRIGAN.

